Job 40:12

12 Yes, look at them and bring them down; crush the wicked where they stand.

Job 40:12 Meaning and Commentary

Job 40:12

Look on everyone [that is] proud, [and] bring him low
As the Lord often does; see ( Isaiah 2:11 Isaiah 2:12 ) ; this is the same as before;

and tread down the wicked in their place;
the same with the proud, for pride makes men wicked; it is a sin, and very odious in the sight of God, and is highly resented by him; he resists the proud: now Job is bid, when he has brought proud men low, and laid their honour in the dust, to keep them there, to trample upon them, and tread them as mire in the street; and that in their own place, or wherever he should find them; the Septuagint render it "immediately"; see ( Isaiah 28:3 ) .

Job 40:12 In-Context

10 If so, stand up in your honor and pride; clothe yourself with majesty and glory.
11 Look at those who are proud; pour out your anger and humble them.
12 Yes, look at them and bring them down; crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the ground; bind them in the world of the dead.
14 Then I will be the first to praise you and admit that you won the victory yourself.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.